Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

Here is latest pics of galley cabinets in the "Tear-go" cargo conversion.
What is the best method for keeping the cabinet doors closed while traveling? Our old family camper had a simple post that was squeezed in between two plastic jaws when the doors were closed. Is there a better mouse trap?

I sincerely dislike RV hardware, where you have to fight something every time you open a door or drawer. I wanted my doors and drawers free to open, like your kithcen cabinets.

After a lot of thinking I devised a way to use a shock cord, run between external and internal knobs to hold things in place while traveling. I drilled a hole through the three drawers in the galley, and skew a dowel through that hole to secure the drawers.

It takes a minute to secure everything, but when I don't need it secured, it is easier to work with.

dave

...we used regular window sash locks...seem to work very well and not a hassle to use.............
madjack

Dear all,

Has anyone used the hatch or items attached to the hatch to also secure the galley drawers and doors autimatically upon closing the hatch?

Pro,
I'm thinking of a number between one and ten. What is it? I was going to post the same question. I had an idea of using 1/4 rod and eye bolts, to latch the doors from the inside but just realized that once I latch the first door I couldn't latch the second one. Oh well back to the drawing board.

For those who have or had small children remember baby-proofing the house. You could probably use the same stuff here(especially for doors).

You could also use magnets(rare earth) to keep things closed.

I was thinking of the baby proof latches, except that we have them on our lower cabinets in the kitchen now for our granddaughter, and I really hate it when I need to get in and forget that they are there. Maybe thats what the string is for!

As for cabinet door latches. On the tear drop all my doors face toward the back of the tear. I don't have a problem with them opening during acceleration, the magnetic catches work fine. If they faced the other way I could see a problem if you brake hard. On boats however I always used elbow catches inside the cabinets but you have to put a finger hole in the door to be able to release them.

I used boat latch's.

On my doors I used hinges that are spring loaded to help keep the doors closed and door catches. They have a triangular piece that mounts to the door and is forced between two tensioned rollers that close around it. I have to pull pretty hard to open the doors.